Table 1.
Summary of locations, host tree species and the number of trees and developmental stages sampled from Amazon Conservatory for Tropical Studies Biological Station (NAPO), Allpahuayo-Mishana National Reserve (ALPE), and Jenaro Herrera Research Center (JEHE), as well as the total number of endophytes recovered per tree species, location and developmental stage.
| Site | Host Tree Species | No. of Adult trees that had seedlings | No. of seedlings sampled (Stem)/No. subsamples/No. of subsamples with endos | No. of adult trees sampled (inner bark/No. subsamples/No. of subsamples with endos | No. of endos recovered | Recovery Rates (%) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seedling | Adult | Seedling | Adult | |||||
| ALPE | Hevea guianensis | 16 | 48/144/127 | 16/81/53 | 180 | 69 | 88% | 65% |
| Hevea pauciflora | 15 | 45/135/103 | 16/117/70 | 132 | 81 | 76% | 60% | |
| Micrandra elata | 10 | 30/63/38 | 15/126/84 | 54 | 92 | 60% | 67% | |
| Micrandra spruceana | 5 | 15/45/41 | 9/54/45 | 58 | 52 | 91% | 83% | |
| Total sampled | 46 | 141/396/309 | 55/387/256 | 424 | 294 | 78% | 66% | |
| JEHE | Hevea brasiliensis | 13 | 39/126/105 | 13/54/23 | 121 | 51 | 83% | 43% |
| Hevea nitida | 10 | 30/99/80 | 10/45/27 | 94 | 30 | 81% | 60% | |
| Micrandra spruceana | 14 | 42/126/112 | 15/108/70 | 181 | 74 | 89% | 65% | |
| Total sampled | 37 | 114/351/297 | 38/207/120 | 396 | 155 | 84% | 58% | |
| NAPO | Hevea guianensis | 16 | 48/144/133 | 21/189/153 | 197 | 201 | 92% | 81% |
| Hevea nitida | 9 | 27/72/54 | 11/72/45 | 64 | 58 | 75% | 63% | |
| Micrandra spruceana | 17 | 51/144/121 | 19/162/99 | 156 | 116 | 84% | 61% | |
| Total sampled | 42 | 126/360/308 | 51/423/297 | 417 | 375 | 86% | 70% | |
| Totals | Total sampled | 125 | 381/1107/914 | 144/1017/673 | 1237 | 824 | 83% | 66% |